Most populous counties
County equivalents ranked by the Census Bureau’s latest July 1 population estimate. Land area and density are shown alongside, because a populous county is not necessarily a dense one.
Ranks 701–800
Vintage 2025 population estimates · 2026 Gazetteer land area · 3,222 county equivalents · page 8 of 33
What this part of the ranking shows
This page runs from Cascade County, Montana at 85,029 residents to Klamath County, Oregon at 70,274 residents. The 100 entries represent 37 state-level jurisdictions. North Carolina has the most entries on this page (6, tied for the lead).
Rank numbers continue across pages and describe the full selected ranking. They are not state ranks. Start at rank 1 for the leading entries, or open a county profile for its state rank and median comparisons.
| Rank | County / equivalent | State | Population | Per mi² | Land mi² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Cascade County | Montana | 85,029 | 32 | 2,698.2 |
| 702 | Leavenworth County | Kansas | 84,590 | 183 | 463.4 |
| 703 | Cape Girardeau County | Missouri | 83,999 | 145 | 578.5 |
| 704 | Lawrence County | Pennsylvania | 83,911 | 235 | 357.4 |
| 705 | Howard County | Indiana | 83,904 | 286 | 293.1 |
| 706 | Payne County | Oklahoma | 83,889 | 122 | 684.9 |
| 707 | Walker County | Texas | 83,842 | 107 | 784.2 |
| 708 | Wise County | Texas | 83,778 | 93 | 904.4 |
| 709 | Oconee County | South Carolina | 83,775 | 134 | 626.6 |
| 710 | Midland County | Michigan | 83,754 | 162 | 518.4 |
| 711 | Lee County | Mississippi | 83,731 | 186 | 450 |
| 712 | Buchanan County | Missouri | 83,540 | 205 | 408.3 |
| 713 | James City County | Virginia | 83,326 | 586 | 142.3 |
| 714 | Orangeburg County | South Carolina | 83,177 | 75 | 1,106.4 |
| 715 | Bedford County | Virginia | 83,059 | 109 | 760.1 |
| 716 | Newport County | Rhode Island | 83,051 | 811 | 102.4 |
| 717 | Indiana County | Pennsylvania | 82,878 | 100 | 827.4 |
| 718 | Dougherty County | Georgia | 82,616 | 251 | 328.6 |
| 719 | Wood County | West Virginia | 82,385 | 225 | 366.5 |
| 720 | Floyd County | Indiana | 82,153 | 553 | 148.5 |
| 721 | Anderson County | Tennessee | 82,066 | 243 | 337.2 |
| 722 | Franklin County | North Carolina | 82,037 | 167 | 491.9 |
| 723 | Valencia County | New Mexico | 82,013 | 77 | 1,066.7 |
| 724 | Chelan County | Washington | 81,941 | 28 | 2,921.2 |
| 725 | Crawford County | Pennsylvania | 81,792 | 81 | 1,012.4 |
| 726 | Manitowoc County | Wisconsin | 81,710 | 139 | 589.3 |
| 727 | Talladega County | Alabama | 81,603 | 111 | 736.8 |
| 728 | Lynchburg city | Virginia | 81,347 | 1,663 | 48.9 |
| 729 | Wilson County | North Carolina | 81,150 | 221 | 367.6 |
| 730 | Umatilla County | Oregon | 81,119 | 25 | 3,215.5 |
| 731 | Caldwell County | North Carolina | 81,105 | 172 | 471.9 |
| 732 | Kosciusko County | Indiana | 80,892 | 152 | 531.4 |
| 733 | St. Landry Parish | Louisiana | 80,765 | 87 | 923.4 |
| 734 | Boone County | Indiana | 80,689 | 191 | 422.9 |
| 735 | Sullivan County | New York | 80,586 | 83 | 968.1 |
| 736 | Natrona County | Wyoming | 80,526 | 15 | 5,340.5 |
| 737 | Clinton County | Michigan | 80,432 | 142 | 567.3 |
| 738 | Chemung County | New York | 80,415 | 197 | 407.3 |
| 739 | Monroe County | Florida | 80,406 | 82 | 983 |
| 740 | Robertson County | Tennessee | 80,175 | 168 | 476.3 |
| 741 | White County | Arkansas | 80,085 | 77 | 1,034 |
| 742 | Broomfield County | Colorado | 79,174 | 2,402 | 33 |
| 743 | Forrest County | Mississippi | 79,034 | 170 | 466 |
| 744 | Augusta County | Virginia | 78,940 | 82 | 967.1 |
| 745 | Cheshire County | New Hampshire | 78,269 | 111 | 706.7 |
| 746 | Clallam County | Washington | 78,202 | 45 | 1,738.8 |
| 747 | Grays Harbor County | Washington | 78,144 | 41 | 1,902.3 |
| 748 | Clinton County | New York | 78,138 | 75 | 1,037.8 |
| 749 | Clearfield County | Pennsylvania | 78,100 | 68 | 1,144.9 |
| 750 | Cole County | Missouri | 77,908 | 199 | 391.6 |
| 751 | Putnam County | Florida | 77,734 | 107 | 728.4 |
| 752 | Lincoln County | South Dakota | 77,145 | 134 | 577.3 |
| 753 | Lonoke County | Arkansas | 76,664 | 99 | 771.7 |
| 754 | Fauquier County | Virginia | 76,503 | 118 | 648 |
| 755 | Ross County | Ohio | 76,429 | 111 | 689.2 |
| 756 | Van Buren County | Michigan | 76,071 | 125 | 607.8 |
| 757 | Cattaraugus County | New York | 75,390 | 58 | 1,308.2 |
| 758 | Lewis and Clark County | Montana | 75,331 | 22 | 3,458.4 |
| 759 | Pottawatomie County | Oklahoma | 75,102 | 95 | 787.8 |
| 760 | Hancock County | Ohio | 75,034 | 141 | 531.3 |
| 761 | Morgan County | Indiana | 74,967 | 186 | 403.9 |
| 762 | Creek County | Oklahoma | 74,967 | 79 | 949.9 |
| 763 | Lea County | New Mexico | 74,749 | 17 | 4,391.6 |
| 764 | Grand Forks County | North Dakota | 74,501 | 52 | 1,436.2 |
| 765 | Effingham County | Georgia | 74,397 | 155 | 478.9 |
| 766 | Cayuga County | New York | 74,365 | 108 | 691.6 |
| 767 | Columbia County | Florida | 74,094 | 93 | 797.4 |
| 768 | DeKalb County | Alabama | 74,085 | 95 | 777.1 |
| 769 | Wood County | Wisconsin | 74,060 | 93 | 793 |
| 770 | Greene County | Tennessee | 73,831 | 119 | 622.2 |
| 771 | Union County | Ohio | 73,446 | 170 | 431.7 |
| 772 | Kauai County | Hawaii | 73,400 | 118 | 619.8 |
| 773 | Erie County | Ohio | 73,296 | 292 | 251.3 |
| 774 | Kershaw County | South Carolina | 73,166 | 101 | 726.6 |
| 775 | Troup County | Georgia | 72,844 | 176 | 414 |
| 776 | Riley County | Kansas | 72,598 | 119 | 609.7 |
| 777 | Surry County | North Carolina | 72,287 | 136 | 532.6 |
| 778 | Pender County | North Carolina | 72,111 | 83 | 871.3 |
| 779 | San Patricio County | Texas | 72,053 | 104 | 693.3 |
| 780 | Somerset County | Pennsylvania | 72,004 | 67 | 1,075 |
| 781 | Harrison County | Texas | 71,956 | 80 | 900.1 |
| 782 | Portage County | Wisconsin | 71,943 | 90 | 800.9 |
| 783 | Laurens County | South Carolina | 71,848 | 101 | 712.9 |
| 784 | Raleigh County | West Virginia | 71,775 | 119 | 605 |
| 785 | York County | Virginia | 71,374 | 682 | 104.7 |
| 786 | Scioto County | Ohio | 71,365 | 117 | 610.2 |
| 787 | Vermilion County | Illinois | 71,259 | 79 | 898.3 |
| 788 | Mason County | Washington | 71,165 | 74 | 959.6 |
| 789 | Oldham County | Kentucky | 70,986 | 379 | 187.3 |
| 790 | Toa Baja Municipio | Puerto Rico | 70,931 | 3,049 | 23.3 |
| 791 | Spalding County | Georgia | 70,775 | 361 | 196 |
| 792 | Franklin County | Massachusetts | 70,698 | 101 | 699.2 |
| 793 | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | 70,634 | 94 | 747.8 |
| 794 | Hood County | Texas | 70,501 | 168 | 420.7 |
| 795 | Carteret County | North Carolina | 70,469 | 139 | 507.6 |
| 796 | Greenwood County | South Carolina | 70,379 | 154 | 455.6 |
| 797 | Otero County | New Mexico | 70,368 | 11 | 6,612.6 |
| 798 | Lauderdale County | Mississippi | 70,317 | 100 | 703.7 |
| 799 | Liberty County | Georgia | 70,313 | 136 | 516.5 |
| 800 | Klamath County | Oregon | 70,274 | 12 | 5,949.9 |
Read the differences behind ranks 701–800
The median population among these 100 entries is 77,821. The first and last entries span 14,755 residents. This median describes the entries on this page, not the full national dataset. Pagination is a browsing boundary, not a distinct geographic region.
Adjacent ranks can differ by a handful of residents or by many thousands. Open a county profile for its population trend since 2020, land area, and state comparisons.
Where the entries on this page are located
- North Carolina6 entries · 6% of this page
- Virginia6 entries · 6% of this page
- Georgia5 entries · 5% of this page
- Indiana5 entries · 5% of this page
- New York5 entries · 5% of this page
- Ohio5 entries · 5% of this page
The remaining 31 jurisdictions contribute 68 entries. The list above shows the six most represented, with alphabetical ordering when counts tie.
These counts describe representation in this slice of the ranking. They do not measure a state’s share of national land or population. Compare the first and last county equivalents on this page to inspect land, water, and total area separately.
Read the geographic explanation behind this ranking, or return to the ranking overview for the national distribution and guidance on selecting a measurement.
Population rankings use Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates; density rankings divide them by original ALAND square meters. Land rankings use original ALAND square meters; total-area rankings use ALAND + AWATER. Exact ties use ascending GEOID. Displayed square-mile values are rounded. Read the methodology.